Bharati Station | |
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:Antarctica_relief_location_map.jpg)  Bharati Station Location of Bharati Station in Antarctica | |
| Coordinates: 69°24′29″S 76°11′14″E / 69.408030°S 76.187361°E | |
| Country |  India |
| Location in Antarctica | Larsemann Hills Prydz Bay |
| Administered by | National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research |
| Established | 18 March 2012 |
| Elevation | 35 m (115 ft) |
| Population (2017)[1] | |
| • Summer | 46 |
| • Winter | 23 |
| Type | All-year round |
| Period | Annual |
| Status | Operational |
| Activities | List
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| Website | National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research |
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| Airport type | Private | ||||||||||
| Owner/Operator | National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research | ||||||||||
| Location | Bharati Station Larsemann Hills | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 69°24′24″S 76°11′36″E / 69.406744°S 76.193330°E | ||||||||||
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:Antarctica_location_map.svg)  Bharati Heliport Location of airfield in Antarctica | |||||||||||
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Bharati is a permanent Antarctic research station commissioned by India. It is India's third Antarctic research facility and one of two active Indian research stations, alongside Maitri. India's first committed research facility, Dakshin Gangotri, is being used as a supply base. India has demarcated an area beside Larsemann Hills at 69°S, 76°E for construction. The research station has been operational since 18 March 2012, though it is still being run on trial basis and formal launch is awaited.[3][4] Since its completion, India has become one of nine nations to have multiple stations within the Antarctic Circle. Bharati's research mandate focuses on oceanographic studies and the phenomenon of continental breakup. It also facilitates research to refine the current understanding of the Indian subcontinent's geological history. News sources have referred to the station as "Bharathi",[5] "Bharti"[6] and "Bharati".[7][8]
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- ^ a b Antarctic Station Catalogue (PDF) (catalogue). Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programs. August 2017. p. 83. ISBN 978-0-473-40409-3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 October 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
- ^ "Antarctic Facilities". COMNAP. Archived from the original on 1 January 2011. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
- ^ Abhai Mishra & Bhagwati Prasad. "Inauguration of India's new Antarctic Station 'Bharati'". Stamps of India. Archived from the original on 15 September 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
- ^ Paul Fernandes (26 June 2012). "India's station in Antarctic operational". The Times of India. Delhi, India. Archived from the original on 25 July 2013. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
- ^ "Third Antarctica research station by 2011". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 20 February 2009. Archived from the original on 11 April 2009.
- ^ "Bharti to be 3rd Indian station in Antarctica", The Times of India, 6 August 2009
- ^ "Budget boost for gas hydrates, polar sciences research". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 16 February 2009. Archived from the original on 7 November 2012.
- ^ Activities at Maitri & Bharati